ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTime and time again, more cops (or ICE) doesn't solve anythingdiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down122
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageTime and time again, more cops (or ICE) doesn't solve anythingdiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square65linkfedilink
minus-squareGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44arrow-down1·1 month agoI feel like this would have a bigger impact if it mentioned how many school shootings have happened since then as well.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoIt’s a sad commentary on society that 1 million brown kids being persecuted isn’t impactful enough.
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoI don’t think that’s what they meant. It’s a “yes, and…” statement. It goes to show not just that they cause harm, but that they also don’t do any good.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoThe truth is our society loves cops and doesn’t like solutions.
I feel like this would have a bigger impact if it mentioned how many school shootings have happened since then as well.
It’s a sad commentary on society that 1 million brown kids being persecuted isn’t impactful enough.
I don’t think that’s what they meant. It’s a “yes, and…” statement. It goes to show not just that they cause harm, but that they also don’t do any good.
The truth is our society loves cops and doesn’t like solutions.